[9] It is said, however, that their horses were little more than ponies, and far too light for a charge. Semmes’ Campaign of General Scott.
[10] 4,500 Americans (rank and file) were engaged, and the losses did not exceed 50. Scott’s Memoirs.
[11] 862 officers and men fell at Chapultepec. Scott’s Memoirs.
[12] Grant’s Memoirs, vol. i, p. 169.
[13] The total loss in the battles before the capital was 2,703, including 383 officers. Scott’s Memoirs.
[14] Letter to the author.
[15] Grant’s Memoirs, vol. i, p. 168.
[16] Ripley’s History of the Mexican War, vol. ii, p. 73 &c.)
[17] Grant’s Memoirs, vol. i, p. 192.